
Product Insights
Instant Hot Chocolate is a 400 g PET‑lid packaged drink sold at Aldi that belongs to the beverage group of hot cocoa mixes. It is a NOVA 4 ultra‑processed product with no Nutri‑Score assigned, providing about 410 kcal per 100 g, very high sugar (61 g) and saturated fat (6.2 g), moderate salt (0.78 g), and delivering 7.6 g protein and 4.4 g fiber. The formulation contains cocoa powder, protein and fiber but also includes several additives such as silicon dioxide, carboxymethyl cellulose, guar gum, phosphates and an emulsifier, and it features milk‑derived ingredients, so it is not suitable for dairy‑allergic consumers.
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Nutritional Values
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Comparative Analysis
Compared with the average instant chocolate beverage, this product contains roughly six times more sugar, nearly three times the fat, double the protein, and slightly lower salt, while delivering about four times the energy per 100 g.
Ingredients
Sugar, Whey Powder (Milk), FAT REDUCED COCOA POWDER* (13%), Dried Glucose Syrup, Coconut Oil, Skimmed Milk Powder, MILK CHOCOLATE (4%) (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter*, Skimmed Milk Powder), Flavouring, Anticaking Agent: Silicon Dioxide; Thickeners: Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Guar Gum; Milk Proteins, Acidity Regulator: Potassium Phosphates; Stabilisers: Polyphosphates, Sodium Phosphates; Emulsifier: Mono-and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids.
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